Printer Problem

[King_Kooba_Fantastique]

Hey people, I have searched sysopt archives but couldn't find anything relevant.

The problem: Black text is printed in darkish blue on paper.
Yellow is printed in orangish color on paper.

Printer is :Canon BJC-4100 (Colour Bubble Jet).

I have tried fooling around with the color management, but no success http://sysopt.earthweb.com/forum/frown.gif.

Pls need help !.
Thanks.
King_Kooba_Fantastique.

[justy]

Maybe obvious?

Have you tried different paper, or did this just start to happen?

All the best, Justy.

[King_Kooba_Fantastique]

<did i post this in the wrong forum...sorry !>

Im using white paper, the same type i always use, the problem appeared suddenly http://sysopt.earthweb.com/forum/frown.gif.

KKF.

[justy]

I'm only looking from a hardware point of view, maybe it's possible to change the color's using drivers? I don't know.

Try printing out a color bar, with red, yellow, green, blue etc...
See if you can localise the colors that are giving the problem specifically. Not famaliar with that exact printer, but cartridges drying up / exhausted / faulty, can give problems like that. Although yellow should be either be good or gone.

All the best, Justy.

[giant69]

Have you tried cleaning the print heads? It sounds to me like the heads might be covered in ink from previous jobs.....steve

[TechJumper]

I found a link to Canons Knowledge Base where you can search for an answer to your problem-

http://209.85.7.18/techsupport.php?p=bjc4100&pm=BJC-4100&q=kb

Best of luck,

Tech

[Mntsnow]

^ After I moved it to General Tech as It was posted in Community by mistake

[This message has been edited by Mntsnow (edited 01-08-2001).]

[NDC]

The symptoms you tell is leading me to the conclussion that the ink cartridges need to be replaced. Have you tried replacing the ink cartridge? If you have, another possibility may be due to the ink nozzle being clogged up.

[NDC]

Moved to General Tech

Really? Shouldn't this thread be closed then?

Take a look at what Forum it is in now http://sysopt.earthweb.com/forum/smile.gif

[This message has been edited by Mntsnow (edited 01-08-2001).]

[big_block_buick]

if,you havent changed the cartride yet,not sure how fast it dry's up...i had the same sort of problem..about a week ago,i have a hand me down printer.i found a thread that said remove the cartridge and shake the heck out of it...it helped with mine..

[Susan]

The nice things about Canon ink cartridges is that you can replace the print head (not just the ink tank) when it starts to fail.

You may want to try replacing the head and see how it does. btw - it's the BC-21e, which includes the black and color ink tanks.

[King_Kooba_Fantastique]

Both ink cartridges (color and black) are new and full.

Have tried the automatic print head cleaning facility repeatedly...no success.

I will have a look at the print head, perhaps its time to buy a new head.

Thanks for the help people ! http://sysopt.earthweb.com/forum/smile.gif

KKF.

[King_Kooba_Fantastique]

Thanks a lot people, the printer head was dirty, i cleaned it and all is well, what a silly billy i am sometimes http://sysopt.earthweb.com/forum/smile.gif.

KKF.

[jokostel]

better to clean the head and solve the issue instead of buying another head..
http://sysopt.earthweb.com/forum/smile.gif

jokostel